New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-07
SOCI4LTST OUTBREAKS ABROAD

Sir Charles bikes assertion that Socialism
is less dangerous in Russia than it is in either
Germany or Austria has been speedily con-
firmcd. The renewal of Nihlist outagcs in
st. Petersburg has disclosed the extraordinary
precautions taken TO protect the Car and to
battle the most ingenious plots of dynamite
fends There is no evidence that the area Of
discomfort Is widening in the Empire The
conspirators are few in number and weak in
resources, while the great mass OF the popua
ton is loyal and patriotic. Nihilism is species
of fanaticism among few hundreds of students
and educated people. The Cars subjects, who
arc numbered by millions, are not in sympathy
with revolution and Anarchy. Loyalty TO the
Crown forms O good share Of their religion.
There is no popular movement in ST. Peters
burg or Moscow against existing institutions
that can be compared with the political revolt
against the Government which is disclosed in
Berlin and other German cities whenever a
general election is held. The growth Of the
Socialist vote in the Fatherland is portcntOus
fact, which outweighs in importance the futile
efforts of few fanatical dsspcradocs to take
the life of the Car.
Equally significant are the disclosures Of the
fourteen workmen were arraigncd for series
Of dastardly attempts to burn the Imperial pal
ace and the City Of Vienna from one end to
the other. The majority of them were disciples
of Most. who is now seeking to gain prosclytcs
among Newly orll worlmcn and all were young
men. the leader not being more than twenty
three years of age. All the leading trades were
represented in the prisoners dock there were
bakers, joiners, weavcrs, tailors and shoe
makers and every one of them had been con-
vcrtcd from an honest and industrious work
man into an enemy of society through the in
slrumcntality Of Anarchist journals edited by
men like Most Their lawlcss campaign opened
with attempts to extort money from trades
people and to rob women living in the suburbs
Of Vienna. Then their imagination was OK
cited by a description given in German An
archist paper of can incendiary flask that
would be very useful for setting fire to timber
yards, or even for burning whole towns,
Eighteen conspirators discussed the utility Of
the invention at several secret meetings. and
finally "resolvcd to teach capitalists lesson, "
and to force them to listen TO the legitimate
demands Of honest workingmcn." An cxplos-
i've powder known as Yaninc was manufactured
by the Anarchists; incendiary TASKS and
bombs were provided in large quantities !;
and on tho eve of an Imperial
festival Simultaneous attempts were made
to set fire TO Vienna in four opposite quarters.
The city escaped its doom owing to the arrest
of some of the incendiary groups and the time
ly discovery and extinguishment of the flames
In the other instances. The whole conspiracy
was laid bare and thirteen OF the leaders have
been condemned and sentenced to long terms
in prison.
So diabolical plot as this ought not to have
had single defender in the Austrian capital.
If the Anarchists had succeeded in their design
of kindling great conAagrations in lumber.
yards and petroleum stores there would have
been an immense loss Of life and property, and
the whole city might have been destroyed. Tho
conviction of tho conspirators ought to have
been welcomed with equal satisfaction by rich
and poor. This has not been tho result Owing
to the pernicious activity Of secret societies and
the gospel of destruction which has been per
sistently preached in such papers as. "The
Frciheit," "The Rcbcl," and "The Radical"
the conviction Of these dospcradoes has been
followed by workingmcn's meetings In Vienna
in the interest Of tho Anarchist party, The
abolition Of exceptional laws against Socialism,
by which Jury trial was dispensed with in tho
recent conspiracy cases, was demanded at one
Of these demonstrations on Tuesday. and the